2020
DOI: 10.1007/s40123-020-00243-z
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A Narrative Review of Microsporidial Infections of the Cornea

Abstract: Microsporidia are a rare and commonly misdiagnosed cause of corneal infection, accounting for approximately 0.4% of cases of microbial keratitis in some populations. Ocular microsporidiosis most often presents as either microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis (MKC) or microsporidial stromal keratitis (MSK). Though these two clinical entities exhibit similar symptomology, they are distinguished from one another by the time course for disease progression, findings on slit-lamp examination, and response to medical th… Show more

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“…Microsporidial keratitis represents another type of parasitic IK that accounts for ~0.4% cases of all IK [ 84 ]. It is mainly observed in Asian countries and may manifest as superficial keratoconjunctivitis or stromal keratitis.…”
Section: Causative Microorganismsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Microsporidial keratitis represents another type of parasitic IK that accounts for ~0.4% cases of all IK [ 84 ]. It is mainly observed in Asian countries and may manifest as superficial keratoconjunctivitis or stromal keratitis.…”
Section: Causative Microorganismsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is mainly observed in Asian countries and may manifest as superficial keratoconjunctivitis or stromal keratitis. It is commonly associated with ocular trauma, exposure to contaminated water/soil, and potentially acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [ 84 , 85 ].…”
Section: Causative Microorganismsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Light microscopy from conjunctival swabs of these organisms demonstrates myriad small (2.0 x 1.0-μm), round-oval microsporidial organisms in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells that stain positively with modified acid-fast and Giemsa methods [ 9 , 11 ]. However, the ocular infection can also be identified on slit-lamp examination by the classic appearance of coarse, multi-focal, raised epithelial or subepithelial infiltrates [ 6 ]. In fact, this led to one limitation in our case series.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has long been considered to be the gold standard for the identification of microsporidia; however, it has fallen out of favor due to its time-consuming nature and lower relative sensitivity [ 6 , 7 ]. Diagnosis and confirmation techniques have undergone diversification over the years, ranging from the conventional staining (Gram stain and modified acid-fast stains) of the specimen and the usage of light microscopy to sequencing with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and metagenomic deep sequencing (MDS) [ 8 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Attouchi, 2010; Moshirfar et al, 2020). Enterocytozoon bieneusi is responsible for more than 90% cases of microsporidiosis in humans (Matos et al, 2012).…”
Section: Accepted Articlementioning
confidence: 99%